October 1, 2020

UnitedHealthcare launches big Medicare expansion

UnitedHealthcare is trying to grow its already large business selling Medicare Advantage health plans by adding 271 counties to its nationwide service area including seven […]
October 1, 2020

New Ford CEO replaces CFO, pledges stronger profit margins

DETROIT — On his first day in Ford’s top job, CEO Jim Farley is replacing the company’s chief financial officer and announcing other structural and […]
October 1, 2020

Trump business deductions: sketchy, normal or in-between?

NEW YORK — The massive losses Donald Trump has claimed on his tax returns were reportedly due at least in part to the huge deductions […]
October 1, 2020

'Overlooked': Asian American jobless rate surges but few take notice

A man passes by a closed restaurant in New York City’s Chinatown on Aug. 10. The unemployment rate for Asian Americans has surged amid the […]
October 1, 2020

US jobless claims likely remained high as layoffs persist

WASHINGTON — The government will provide its latest picture Thursday of the pace of layoffs in the United States, which have remained high as some […]
October 1, 2020

Social media on 'high alert' for post-election threats

Social media companies are bracing for delayed election results, which experts warn could open the door for misinformation, false claims and threats of violence to […]
October 1, 2020

The Latest: Millions of Chinese travel locally for holidays

BEIJING — Tens of millions of Chinese are traveling during the combined National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, amid continued masking and other safety requirements […]
October 1, 2020

In Appalachia, people watch COVID-19, race issues from afar

BUCHTEL, Ohio — The water, so cold that it nearly hurts, spills relentlessly into a concrete trough from three pipes driven into a hillside near […]
October 1, 2020

Police departments seeing modest cuts, but not 'defunding'

DAVENPORT, Iowa — The racial justice protests following the death of George Floyd earlier this year prompted calls to “defund the police” in cities across […]
October 1, 2020

Biden, Trump snipe from road and rails after debate chaos

PITTSBURGH — President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden kept up their debate-stage sniping from the road and the rails, fighting for working-class voters in […]